intermarry

Definition

To marry a member of another group, social stratum, or religion.

Etymology

From inter- + marry.

Example Sentences

• "Mary was Catholic and Ron was Jewish, but they decided that it was acceptable to intermarry."
• "The state where most intermarriages took place was Hawaii, where more than four in 10 newlyweds (42.4%) were intermarried."
• "Mainland China and Taiwan do not border each other by land; they face each other across a 140-km-wide ocean strait. Taiwan-held Dadan Island sits 2 km away from Xiamen. Xiamenese can use binoculars to observe their kinfolk on Dadan Island, with whom they have traditionally intermarried (Mellor, 1993)."

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